I was on honeymoon in HI a few weeks back (09/2006). While walking along the shore, I slipped on some algae/seaweed covered rocks and fell. My arm (holding the camera) bore the brunt of the fall, but the right hand (holding the camera) hit a shallow tidal puddle. Only a bit of the camera got wet in the ocean salt water. Mostly on the rear, near the battery cover (the water didn't even reach the bottom of the LCD on the rear of the body). This killed the camera immediately. I took it back to my hotel and let it dry out (a huge mistake). It never worked again. When I got home, I sent it to Canon to see if they could repair it. They totaled it and sent it back un-repaired. When I received it, I decided it would be cool to take it apart and document what I found.

Luckily, the camera was insured, so I upgraded to a 30D when I returned home. I used the new 30D to take the photos of the dead 20D.

Hi,
Is it possible, y'ould think, to replace the sutter button en mount the camera again, and it's still working fine. mine is hazitating so nou and than. I no somting a bout small electronics.
Thanks...
sorry for my wrong englis.

Guest

09-Dec-2006 17:58

hi again GMR, have you ever had the chance to see what it would take to cause any damage to the AA filter for cleaning purposes?

Guest

09-Dec-2006 17:57

when taking things apart, it's wise to have a video cam going to let you go back to see what you did in the first place.

Dan

08-Dec-2006 02:27

Thanks, Was looking for exploded view of 20D to learn how to put focus lens back in the correct order. Took it apart trying to clean off some lent and cant remember how it went back together. Your pictures did not show it but this is still great. Anyone have picts of how this goes back together?

Dan

08-Dec-2006 02:25

Thanks, Was looking for exploded view of 20D to learn how to put focus lens back in the correct order. Took it apart trying to clean off some lent and cant remember how it went back together. Your pictures did not show it but this is still great. Anyone have picts of how this goes back together?

Sam

01-Dec-2006 20:28

No. Switch it off first to stop power getting to damp/wet circuitry.

Pucco

01-Dec-2006 15:46

The first thing to do when getting electronics wet is to REMOVE BATTERY imediately.

Chris_Phils

01-Dec-2006 06:07

Olympus E1, though an old-timer, with Weather-sealed Zuiko Digital glasses are water resilient that some owner even dunked it in their tubs or shoot in heavy rainpours to test it's almost-waterproof sealing. :-)

With salt water, the comments I've seen say to wash the whole camera with distilled (even tap) water. Anything to get the salt out, since salt is the main killer. After you rinse it, people say either to rinse/submerge it in rubbing alcohol, then let it dry, or seal it up and send it to Canon ASAP so they can evaluate and/or fix it.

Gus R: the salt from the ocean water did most (if not all) of the damage to my camera. I wouldn't sweat shooting in a light rain. Tho, for peace of mind, I might buy one of those $100 rain hoods...just in case!

Thanks! All good-stuff to know. Just a little too delicate to justify the $ difference from its consumer siblings, unless you had to have the higher frame rate. Now I'm scared from my last shoot in the rain ;-/ g

I'm lame and can't figure out where to add this info to the gallery (I tried the "description" field, but that didn't seem to do much). Anyway, here's the short version of what happened to get the camera to this point in it's too-short life:

I was on honeymoon in HI a few weeks back. While walking along the shore, I slipped on some algae/seaweed covered rocks and fell. My arm (holding the camera) bore the brunt of the fall, but the right hand (holding the camera) hit a shallow tidal puddle. Only a bit of the camera got wet in the ocean salt water. Mostly on the rear, near the battery cover (the water didn't even reach the bottom of the LCD on the rear of the body). This killed the camera immediately. I took it back to my hotel and let it dry out (a huge mistake). It never worked again. When I got home, I sent it to Canon to see if they could repair it. They totaled it and sent it back un-repaired. When I received it, I decided it would be cool to take it apart and document what I found.

Luckily, the camera was insured, so I upgraded to a 30D when I returned home. I used the new 30D to take the photos of the dead 20D.

Guest

04-Nov-2006 06:55

This is just amazing to see the insides of this camera

mmmm you must have a bit of money for sure!

Me_XMan

04-Nov-2006 03:00

Thousands and thousands of hours in engineering...wow!

Rasta

04-Nov-2006 02:53

Some of those pics remnd me of C-3PO from Episode 1....

Guest

03-Nov-2006 21:32

Ouch!!!! Thanks for posting these photos, but I think I shall have nightmares...